Specialist Craftsperson - North East England, United Kingdom - The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Specialist Craftsperson (Mechanical) (Band Engineering - FH - The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – Tyne and Wear

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has a fantastic opportunity for aspiring, customer focused, mechanical maintenance professionals to be based at the Freeman Hospital. Working within a small multi-disciplinary team, the chosen applicant will help maintain the building services infrastructure at one of the Top 10 Hospital Trusts in the U.K.

On offer is:

• An attractive salary of up to £34,581 (dependant on previous experience) with enhancements available for shift working.
• Inclusion in one of the most generous pension schemes in the country with employer contributions of 9.3%.
• Clear career progression routes.
• Regular professional training with access to development training.
• Interview date: 3 June 2024
• 37 hours 30 minutes/week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

To install, maintain, service and repair the full range of estates specialist equipment, plant and infrastructure.

Provide technical advice to other estates maintenance staff and contractors to ensure compliance with safety standards and procedures.

Undertake condition surveys, evaluates inspection reports

Act in the role of Competent Person/Responsible Person, as defined by Health Technical Memorandum, for at least two of the following areas:

• Water Safety
• Pressure Systems
• Medical Gasses.
• Specialist Ventilation
• Confined Spaces

Candidates must have completed a recognised mechanical or electrical engineering apprenticeship, be self-motivated with a desire to develop new skills and flexible to meet the demands of a large acute hospital.

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Job Purpose

To install, maintain, service and repair the full range of estates specialist equipment, plant and infrastructure.

• Provides technical advice to other estates maintenance staff and contractors to ensure compliance with safety standards and procedures.
• Act in the role of Competent Person/Responsible Person, as defined by Health Technical Memorandum, for at least two of the following areas:

o Water Safety

o Lifting Equipment

o Pressure Systems

o Medical Gasses.

o Confined Spaces

Specialist training and support will be provided where necessary with the chosen candidates required to develop into a skilled maintenance technician who may be required to:

The role involves shift working covering the site on a 24/7 basis. The shift rota is based on a 5-week pattern consisting of:

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month's pay.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

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